Basic facts about Bangladesh
Country name: | Bangladesh |
Capital: | Dhaka |
Country code: | 211 |
Continent: | South Asia |
Currency name: | Bangladeshi taka |
Independence: | 1971-12-16 00:00:00 |
Independent from: | from West Pakistan |
Total area (km2): | 143,998 |
Land area (km2): | 130,168 |
Water area (km2): | 13,830 |
Population: | 163,654,860 |
Population note: | 163,654,860 (July 2013 est.) |
Official language: | Bangla |
All languages: | Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English |
Time zone: | BST (UTC+6) |
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Drive on: | left |
Calling code: | 880 |
Domain: | .bd |